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By BILL SHAW j,
Staff Writer
"Lei's gel horizontal." s
Those three words are some- p
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the opposite sex in Five Points, but c
to an ultimate Frisbee player these a
words personify how the game is g
meant to be played, leaping horizontal
to the ground in an all-outs p
effort to make the play. n
The game of ultimate is played V
on a large rectangular field marked tl
off with two end zones. Two P
seven-person teams square off at
opposite ends of the field. u
The offensive team tries to ad- h
vancc the Frisbee through sharp f<
cuts and accurate passes until one
offensive player catches the disc ai
inside the end zone. u
The defensive team tries to in- P
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BY SEAN RYAN tl
Assistant Sports Editor p
The Lady Gamecock basketball S(
team traveled to Liulejohn Coli- g
seum Wednesday and dropped an P1
81-69 decision to the Lady Tigers. tf
USC, which dropped to 11-12
overall, plays S.C. State at the Car- li
olina Coliseum Wednesday. k
The Lady Gamecocks were led h
by junior center Marsha Williams di
and freshman Christi Timmons. tli
Williams scored 23 points and h;
snatched 14 rebounds before leav- h<
ing the game for stitches due to a
gash on her forehead. Timmons f,
drilled six 3-point shots en route to sj
a 21-point night. Timmons also p,
dished out four assists. * a<
Clemson pounced on the Game- re
cocks early, scoring the first 11 |j,
points of the game. Clemson fresh- f(
man Tara Saunookc set the tone n(
for Clemson, scoring five of her 21
points, the team high, during the
Lady Tiger run. Before the game, 3
she did not know how big the ri- n
valry was between Clemson and V
use.
"Coach Jim Davis told us Tues- '/'
day that this was a big game," tc
Saunooke said. "I didn't know ?
why. Everyone was so pumped,
and I figured it out real quick."
"We call her Trigger," Davis
said. "The reason for that is that
she comes down looking for
three's."
Saunooke bombed five 3-point {
shots, and made eight of 15 shots
overall. Clemson's well-balanced
attack was aided by junior forward <
Shandy Bryan who had 15 points
and 11 rebounds, and senior guard \
Cheron Wells, who added 12
points, 12 assists and eight
rebounds. i
Clemson used tough defense to
take a 40-24 lead to the locker
room. The Lady Tigers forced 11
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^rccpt or knock down the disc, n
idling in an immediate transitio
rom defense to offense.
The strategies involved in ult
nalc are very similar to those (
occer, except one advances a dis
irough a wide variety of throw
istead of kicking a ball.
The Ultimate Club, entering ii
ixth year, continues to grow i
opularity. The team's collegia!
eason begins Feb. 22 when th
lub travels to Birmingham, Ah
s defending champs in the prest;
ious "Mud Bowl."
"We're always looking for ne^
layers; we don't care if you'v
ever even seen a Frisbee befon
ve jusi love to turn people on i
ie game," club president Edwar
ulkinen said.
Four years ago, Pulkinen, othei
/ise known as Edward Frisbee
ands/ was turned on to ultimat
^r a number of reasons.
"A great way to stay in shap
nd have fun at the same time wa
'hat first drew me to the game,
ulkinen said.
ecocks
:rs
rt show
irnovers, and USC shot only 3
ercent in the first half. William
;ored eight points, and sophomor
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uaru inikk.1 oass auucu 5>evc
oints lo account for the bulk c
ic Lady Gamecock scoring.
"Our thinking was Marsha Wil
ams was a great player, and w
new we couldn't stop her, bu
opefully we could slow he
own," Davis said. "I think we di<
lat in the first half. In the seconi
alf, she came out and blitzei
sr."
Williams scored 15 points in th
rst 14 minutes, making six of f
lots, but Clemson continued t<
all away. The Lady Tigers led b;
> many as 26 points. With 5:4:
anaining in the second half, Wil
ams left the game to get stiche
>r the cut on her forehead. She i
3t expected to miss any games.
Timmons made four of he
-point shots in the final five m
utes to help the Lady Gamecock
ull to within 12.
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Pulkinen also admits he thrives
in on competing against other ultimate
clubs and teams.
"As a team we like to test
ourselves against other top teams
;c in the region. We're not afraid to
,s hop on the highway Friday afternoon
to play a tournament outside
Ls of South Carolina," Pulkinen said.
n The opportunity to travel and
e meet new people are two more ate
tractions drawing Pulkinen and
j others to the game of ultimate,
i- "My favorite part of playing in
ultimate tournaments is the parties
>v following the first day of competie
lion," Pulkinen said. "A genuine
J. feeling of comraderic is developed
o Detween opposing teams, as playd
crs exchange conversation about
the action of the day."
r- Although there are several uniquc
aspects separating ultimate
e from other sports, one characteristic
stands out. The game is played
e under the philosophy known as
is "the spirit of the game." Playing
without referees puts the rules of
the game in the hands of the
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By TIM THORSEN
Staff Writer
South Carolina won a major
2 victory in the recruiting wars
with the committment of receiver
Robert Rodman, rated number
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one in Florida.
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and weighs in at 170 pounds,
caught 63 passes for 891 yards
and nine touchdowns. He was
e voted to the Florida Class 5-A
11 All-State Second Team. His 63
r receptions broke a 25-year-old
^ Dade County record.
1 Blair looks for
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The arenas sit on either side of
0 the street at Pare Olympique. The
y activities inside are nowhere that
2 close.
At the ice oval, a temporary
s open air facility that will be cons
verted to a running track after the
Olympics, the speedskaters worked
out before the women's
j 1,000-meter race ? American
s Bonnie Blair's last chance for a
second gold medal at the Albertville
Winter Games.
In the ice rink, figure skaters
practiced, preparing for the ice
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for new players; w
don't care if you'v
never even seen a Fris
bee before. We just lov
to turn people on to th
game."
Edward Pulkinen
players.
"It's up to the players from fcac
team to communicate with or
another in an effort to play tl
game as fairly as possible," Pulk
nen said.
For anyone interested in joinir
the club, practices are Monda]
and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Fie
F. "Happy-hour practice" will b
gin Feb. 21 from 3:30-5 p.m.
The club will play host to 7
men's teams and 12 women
teams in a tournament Marc
14-15.
ets recruit
1 wide re
Rodman has been clocked running
a 4.5 second, 40-yard dash,
on grass. Rodman used this
game-breaking speed to play a
multitude of positions for his
Miami Sunset High team.
Not only was Rodman an AllState
receiver, but he also returned
punts, kickoffs and was
the holder for field goals and extra
points. He even would have
played free safety, but Miami
Sunset's head coach James
Longerbean, fearing Rodman
would be injured, would not let
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who could be the Torvill and De<
of 1992.
CBS will focus its taped telev
sion coverage on both buildings t
night, showing Blair's bid and tl
dancing Duchesnays, as well as tl
120-meter ski jumping tea
competition.
in me morning, me neiworK n.
live coverage oF the ski jumpir
and the hockey game between tl
Unified Team and France, a mat(
that takes on almost crisis propo
tions for the former Soviet Unk
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"Robert has unlimited pote
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There's just not much he cai
do," Longerbean said.
Earlier this year, there we
doubts that Rodman would mi
the NCAA mandated !2.0 gra
point average in his core cours
Many schools felt he wouldi
pass the barrier, and shied aw
from recruiting the star.
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nowever, ruxiinaii icaiiiccu i
problem and was determined
fix it. He attended night clas:
n 1000-meter j
team's psyche after its los.<
j Czechoslovakia.
Also scheduled is taped co
age of the men's luge doubles,
the women's 7.5-kilometer bi
Ion relay. Other hockey ga
_J have Switzerland against Nor
s- and Czechoslovakia play
er Canada.
in The 1,000-meter race all
Blair to return to one of
'i- speedskating specialties. She
o- sprinter, more attuned to the s
ie ter distances like the 500, w
ie she delivered America's first
m medal Monday. In Wednesd
longer 1,500, she tired
as struggled to finish 21st in the
lg of 32.
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,h Blair s coach, Peter Mue
' had urged her to try the lo
race.
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to bring his grades up to the .
;n- standards. Rodman made an "A"
Is. in a class he failed in his junior '
a't year, and raised his average in an
algebra class from a "D" to an .
>re "A."
jet "Robert knew he was in troude
ble, and he took it upon himself
es. to make the necessary grades and
n't get himself qualified," Longer- .
ay bean said.
"Everybody in America
;he wanted him, but they were afraid
to he wouldn't qualify," Longer- "
ses bean added. ;
jpeedskating
* 10 "She was fourth in the World /
Cup 1,500," he said. "You have to
ver- <
be realistic, but she's here to win. ;
. She's a medal contender every
a time she steps on the ice."
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Mueller said Blair's victory in .
wa^ the 500 ? she is the first woman
r i n 2
6 to win two Olympic golds at that ;
ows
her distance ? had taken the pressure
is a off the entire United States speeds- *'
hor- Kaung team. ;
here
Blair wasn't blue over the 1,500 ;
? , showing, since she's always ;
and v'ewed distance as training for.
field ^er ot^er races ? even Mueller
did not. Her coach was optimistic,
too.
ller, "We worked hard for 10 \
nger months," he said. "Now we're on ;
vacation. This is the fun part."
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